Characterization of Nasal and Blood Culture Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Patients in United States Hospitals

A total of 299 nares and 194 blood isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), each recovered from a unique patient, were collected from 23 U.S. hospitals from May 2009 to March 2010. All isolates underwent spa and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (SCCmec) typing an...

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Main Authors: Tenover, Fred C., Tickler, Isabella A., Goering, Richard V., Kreiswirth, Barry N., Mediavilla, José R., Persing, David H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
Subjects:
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294931/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22155818
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.05804-11
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